Jake Blount is an award-winning banjoist, fiddler, singer and ethnomusicologist based in Providence, RI. Blount specializes in the music of Black communities in the southeastern United States, and in the regional style of the Finger Lakes. His first full-length solo album, Spider Tales, debuted at #2 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart, and received positive coverage from NPR, Rolling [...]
Enjoy yoga outdoors with animals on a beautiful farm. Please bring your own mat. Classes include admission for the day. Check in begins at 9:30. If class is cancelled due to inclement weather you may reschedule to another class, if available. $25 per person. BUY TICKETS Goat Yoga is made possible with generous support from [...]
For our preschool friends and their caregivers, this weekly activity is free with caregiver admission. Join us Wednesdays in September at 11AM to meet one of our animals, listen to a farm story, and enjoy a simple craft. Children should be accompanied by an adult, who can also enjoy the activities.
Learn how to make iconic Shaker oval boxes in a two-day workshop from 10-3 Saturday, September 10, and 10-2 Sunday, September 11. The workshop also includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the Village's oval boxes and other handmade treasures. Beginners are welcome. Fees: $150, $135 members, plus a $25 cash-only materials fee. Fees include admission to [...]
For our preschool friends and their caregivers, this weekly activity is free with caregiver admission. Join us Wednesdays in September at 11AM to meet one of our animals, listen to a farm story, and enjoy a simple craft. Children should be accompanied by an adult, who can also enjoy the activities.
Enjoy yoga outdoors with animals on a beautiful farm. Please bring your own mat. Classes include admission for the day. Check in begins at 9:30. If class is cancelled due to inclement weather you may reschedule to another class, if available. $25 per person. BUY TICKETS Goat Yoga is made possible with generous support from [...]
Love farm animals? Here's your chance to get behind the scenes with our livestock manager who will talk about caring for goats, sheep, cows, pigs, donkeys, and chickens. Held the third Saturday of the month from June through October, this talk is free with admission.
The Shakers used the phrase "We make you kindly welcome." What does it mean to be "kindly welcome"? On this day dedicated to homeschoolers, self-directed and guided activities will explore the concept of "welcome": what makes us feel welcome, how can we be welcoming in today's world? Homeschool discount of $5 on regular admission fees [...]
For our preschool friends and their caregivers, this weekly activity is free with caregiver admission. Join us Wednesdays in September at 11AM to meet one of our animals, listen to a farm story, and enjoy a simple craft. Children should be accompanied by an adult, who can also enjoy the activities.
Iconic modernist painter Charles Sheeler had an avid interest in Shaker design and incorporated Shaker furnishings and architecture into many of his works. Arrive to the Village early to view the newly installed Sheeler room in the Brick Dwelling, then join Curator Linda Johnson in Leander Community Hall for a talk about Sheeler and and [...]
For our preschool friends and their caregivers, this weekly activity is free with caregiver admission. Join us Wednesdays in September at 11AM to meet one of our animals, listen to a farm story, and enjoy a simple craft. Children should be accompanied by an adult, who can also enjoy the activities.